Published: Friday, March 29, 2013 at 4:30 a.m.

Last Modified: Wednesday, March 27, 2013 at 2:28 p.m.

ASHEVILLE

Urban scavenger hunt Saturday afternoon

The Big Bad Bunny Urban Scavenger Hunt will take place from 1-4 p.m. Saturday at the Asheville Brewing Company on Coxe Avenue in Asheville.

This event takes teams on a journey around downtown Asheville as they scavenge through the area’s history, culture, unique shops and community organizations in search of the White Rabbit. Along the way, teams will interact with local musicians, merchants and actors as they help participants complete their quests through a variety of riddles, local trivia, ridiculously beautiful challenges and bad poetry.

To take part, all you need is a pad of paper with a pen (per team), a pair of running shoes, a digital camera or phone camera, one can of healthy, natural pet food to donate to Brother Wolf Animal Rescue, and part or all of a bunny costume.

The event’s winning team will win a gift certificate from FootRx.

Registration begins at noon. Admission is $20 per person with teams of two to three people. Individuals can also sign up and be assigned to teams. Visit www.raceofawesome.org for more information.

Fletcher

Feed & Seed schedule through April

The Feed & Seed, 3715 Hendersonville Road, Fletcher, hosts weekend shows starting at 7:30 p.m. The following is the March and April schedule:

u Today: Brittany Reilly Band

u Saturday: Moore Brothers

u April 5: Lazybirds

u April 6: Calico Moon, 6:40 p.m.; Blue Wheel Drive

u April 12: Warren Wilson Stringband

u April 13: Carolina Blue

u April 19: Eastern TN State Univ Blue Horizon Band

u April 20: Tom Fisch, 6:30 p.m.; Marv Ashby & High Octane

u April 26: Mountain Feist

u April 27: West End String Band

For more information, call 828-216-3492.

Season’s starts Friday night entertainment

Season’s Restaurant at Highland Lake Inn, 86 Lily Pad Lane, Flat Rock, will begin Live Music Fridays on April 5 with performances by Andra Taylor and Nate Dodge.

Taylor and Dodge are singer/songwriters from Philadelphia. Taylor’s musical styling background is Americana/folk/blues, while Dodge’s style is progressive/alternative/acoustic.

This will be the duo’s first performance in the Hendersonville area. While Season’s began music performances for Saturday nights and Sunday brunch in March, management waited to offer this event to kick off Friday night musical performances for guests. Friday entertainment is scheduled for 6 to 9 p.m.

Call 828-696-90949 or visit hlinn.com/ecalendar for more information.

Storytelling festival at Playhouse Downtown

The Do Tell Storytelling Festival begins at 9:30 a.m. April 6 and 3 p.m. April 7 in the Flat Rock Playhouse Downtown, 125 S. Main St., Hendersonville.

The festival is an annual event that features performances by professional storytellers. The stories and events are created for adults (and children ages 10 and older).

The festival is the creation of Karen-Eve Bayne, who spent decades in London performing as a professional storyteller. It is organized and produced by a volunteer committee. Admission is $12.

This year’s featured performer will be Donna Marie Todd, who is known as the “Singer of Stories” because on her unique storytelling style combined with songs in her soaring soprano voice. She is from nearby Black Mountain and is well-known for the theatrical flair she adds to her deeply insightful stories. She studied at the Peabody Conservancy of Music at Johns Hopkins University and has been performing professionally since age 16.

“I always enjoy coming to Hendersonville for the Do Tell Festival. It’s easy to get around, and the downtown is so charming!” Todd stated in a news release. In addition to storytelling, she will perform hymns from her new album, “Faith of Our Fathers.” Will Straughan, a well-known acoustic musician, will perform with her that day.

Call 828-388-0247 or visit www.dotellfestival.org for more information.

Chamber music group to host Yaxley

Hendersonville Chamber Music will host Mark Yaxley and Friends at 3 p.m. April 7 at First Congregational Church on the corner of 5th Avenue and White Pine Drive in Hendersonville.

Jazz, flamenco, classical — guitarist Marc Yaxley does it all.

In addition, he has performed with Maynard Ferguson, Ramsey Lewis, Dave Brubeck, and George Shearing and the Allman Brothers, to name a few. Since moving to North Carolina in 1993, Yaxley has recorded six albums. The latest, “A Setting for the Standards,” features Bill Berg (formerly with Bob Dylan, Leo Keotke) and bassist Cameron Austin. A featured soloist at the Grove Park Inn Jazz Festival in Asheville, Yaxley resides in Brevard, where he performs and teaches jazz and classical guitar at UNC Asheville.

Tickets are $ 17 and will be available at the door.

Hendersonville Chamber Music concludes its 2013 season on April 21 with the winners of a Chamber Music America’s residency, the Kontras String Quartet. Visit

hendersonvillechamber music.org for more information.

Asheville

Music trails listening session set for April 9

The Blue Ridge National Heritage Area and N.C. Arts Council will host the Blue Ridge Music Trails of North Carolina public listening sessions for Buncombe, Henderson, Madison and Transylvania counties from 1-4 p.m. April 9 at the Asheville CVB Conference Room, 36 Montford Ave. Asheville.

The Blue Ridge Music Trails Initiative kicks off with listening sessions seeking input from individuals and groups who are interested in the traditional music of Western North Carolina and who want to become part of the effort to continue to support and grow this vital cultural heritage legacy.

During the meeting, attendees will receive updates on the progress of the guidebook and programming timeline. Participants will be asked to provide input on ways to keep WNC music traditions alive for future generations, strengthen music sites/events, promote traditional music to visitors, educate citizens about the importance of the history of traditional music in Western North Carolina, and discuss opportunities to work together.

All regions are welcome to attend this session. Reservations are required. Call 828-708-7907 or email brnha.dale@gmail.com for more information.

BREVARD

Saxophonist, pianist at First Monday concert

The Brevard Music Center, in partnership with Brevard College, continues the First Mondays concert series with saxophonist Joseph Lulloff and pianist Deborah Moriarty at 12:30 p.m. Monday in Scott Concert Hall at the Porter Center at Brevard College.

Yamaha Saxophone Performing Artist Joseph Lulloff is professor of saxophone at Michigan State University. He also is on the summer artist faculty at the Brevard Music Center, where he has taught since 1999. Lulloff has appeared as guest soloist with the Cleveland Orchestra, Minnesota Orchestra, the Brevard Music Center Orchestra and numerous other orchestras around the United States.

Deborah Moriarty is professor of piano and chair of the Piano Area at the Michigan State University College of Music, where she is a recipient of the Distinguished Faculty Award.

A Massachusetts native, she made her debut with the Boston Symphony Orchestra at age 11. She has also served on the piano faculty at the New England Conservatory of Music and the University of Lowell. Moriarty attended the Curtis Institute of Music, the Juilliard School, and the New England Conservatory of Music, where she received her Master of Music degree with honors.

An active recitalist and soloist with orchestras throughout the eastern United States, she has also performed in Belgium, Japan, Colombia, Mexico and the Soviet Union.

The concert is free. Visit brevardmusic.org for more information.

Brevard

Robinsons to play

at 185 King

Dana and Susan Robinson will perform at 8 p.m. April 6 at 185 King Street in Brevard.

From performing at Carnegie Hall to being featured in Ken Burn’s PBS documentaries including “The National Parks” and “The Dust Bowl,” the duo have been playing their trademark brand of “new-time, old-time music” for nearly 20 years.

Accompanying themselves on the fiddle, guitar, banjo and mandolin, they draw the listener close to the heart of Appalachia and beyond. Dana’s original songs reflect the essence of rural America, and their concerts are virtual road-trips across North America.

A native of the Pacific Northwest, Dana Robinson settled in northern Vermont in the early 1980s and built a house “off the grid” (no electricity and phone) on 30 acres near the Canadian border. There he founded a popular bakery, cafe and folk music venue. He launched into full-time touring after the release of his 1994 debut album, “Elemental Lullabye,” and after receiving a request to perform at Carnegie Hall in New York City for the Putumayo’s Shelter benefit project.

Tickets are $5 for members and $10 for nonmembers. Call 828-877-1850 to make reservations.

<p>ASHEVILLE</p><!-- Nothing to do. The paragraph has already been output --><h3>Urban scavenger hunt Saturday afternoon</h3>
<p>The Big Bad Bunny Urban Scavenger Hunt will take place from 1-4 p.m. Saturday at the Asheville Brewing Company on Coxe Avenue in Asheville.</p><p>This event takes teams on a journey around downtown Asheville as they scavenge through the area’s history, culture, unique shops and community organizations in search of the White Rabbit. Along the way, teams will interact with local musicians, merchants and actors as they help participants complete their quests through a variety of riddles, local trivia, ridiculously beautiful challenges and bad poetry.</p><p>To take part, all you need is a pad of paper with a pen (per team), a pair of running shoes, a digital camera or phone camera, one can of healthy, natural pet food to donate to Brother Wolf Animal Rescue, and part or all of a bunny costume.</p><p>The event’s winning team will win a gift certificate from FootRx.</p><p>Registration begins at noon. Admission is $20 per person with teams of two to three people. Individuals can also sign up and be assigned to teams. Visit www.raceofawesome.org for more information.</p><p>Fletcher</p><h3>Feed & Seed schedule through April</h3>
<p>The Feed & Seed, 3715 Hendersonville Road, Fletcher, hosts weekend shows starting at 7:30 p.m. The following is the March and April schedule:</p><p>u Today: Brittany Reilly Band</p><p>u Saturday: Moore Brothers</p><p>u April 5: Lazybirds</p><p>u April 6: Calico Moon, 6:40 p.m.; Blue Wheel Drive</p><p>u April 12: Warren Wilson Stringband</p><p>u April 13: Carolina Blue</p><p>u April 19: Eastern TN State Univ Blue Horizon Band</p><p>u April 20: Tom Fisch, 6:30 p.m.; Marv Ashby & High Octane</p><p>u April 26: Mountain Feist</p><p>u April 27: West End String Band</p><p>For more information, call 828-216-3492.</p><h3>Season’s starts Friday night entertainment</h3>
<p>Season’s Restaurant at Highland Lake Inn, 86 Lily Pad Lane, Flat Rock, will begin Live Music Fridays on April 5 with performances by Andra Taylor and Nate Dodge.</p><p>Taylor and Dodge are singer/songwriters from Philadelphia. Taylor’s musical styling background is Americana/folk/blues, while Dodge’s style is progressive/alternative/acoustic.</p><p>This will be the duo’s first performance in the Hendersonville area. While Season’s began music performances for Saturday nights and Sunday brunch in March, management waited to offer this event to kick off Friday night musical performances for guests. Friday entertainment is scheduled for 6 to 9 p.m.</p><p>Call 828-696-90949 or visit hlinn.com/ecalendar for more information.</p><h3>Storytelling festival at Playhouse Downtown</h3>
<p>The Do Tell Storytelling Festival begins at 9:30 a.m. April 6 and 3 p.m. April 7 in the Flat Rock Playhouse Downtown, 125 S. Main St., Hendersonville.</p><p>The festival is an annual event that features performances by professional storytellers. The stories and events are created for adults (and children ages 10 and older).</p><p>The festival is the creation of Karen-Eve Bayne, who spent decades in London performing as a professional storyteller. It is organized and produced by a volunteer committee. Admission is $12.</p><p>This year’s featured performer will be Donna Marie Todd, who is known as the Singer of Stories because on her unique storytelling style combined with songs in her soaring soprano voice. She is from nearby Black Mountain and is well-known for the theatrical flair she adds to her deeply insightful stories. She studied at the Peabody Conservancy of Music at Johns Hopkins University and has been performing professionally since age 16.</p><p>I always enjoy coming to Hendersonville for the Do Tell Festival. It’s easy to get around, and the downtown is so charming! Todd stated in a news release. In addition to storytelling, she will perform hymns from her new album, Faith of Our Fathers. Will Straughan, a well-known acoustic musician, will perform with her that day.</p><p>Also in this year’s festival lineup are Geraldine Buckley, Bayne, Ronnie Pepper, Gwenda LedBetter, Shanita Jackson, and Marvin Cole performing as Mark Twain.</p><p>The festival schedule is as follows:</p><p>u 9:30 a.m. April 6: Storytelling workshop with Buckley, $20.</p><p>u 1-5:30 p.m. April 6: Showcase of Storytellers.</p><p>u 7:30 p.m. April 6: Best of Festival with Buckley</p><p>u 3 p.m. April 7: Afternoon of Stories and Songs with Todd.</p><p>Call 828-388-0247 or visit www.dotellfestival.org for more information.</p><h3>Chamber music group to host Yaxley</h3>
<p>Hendersonville Chamber Music will host Mark Yaxley and Friends at 3 p.m. April 7 at First Congregational Church on the corner of 5th Avenue and White Pine Drive in Hendersonville.</p><p>Jazz, flamenco, classical  guitarist Marc Yaxley does it all.</p><p>In addition, he has performed with Maynard Ferguson, Ramsey Lewis, Dave Brubeck, and George Shearing and the Allman Brothers, to name a few. Since moving to North Carolina in 1993, Yaxley has recorded six albums. The latest, A Setting for the Standards, features Bill Berg (formerly with Bob Dylan, Leo Keotke) and bassist Cameron Austin. A featured soloist at the Grove Park Inn Jazz Festival in Asheville, Yaxley resides in Brevard, where he performs and teaches jazz and classical guitar at UNC Asheville.</p><p>Tickets are $ 17 and will be available at the door.</p><p>Hendersonville Chamber Music concludes its 2013 season on April 21 with the winners of a Chamber Music America’s residency, the Kontras String Quartet. Visit</p><p>hendersonvillechamber music.org for more information.</p><p>Asheville</p><h3>Music trails listening session set for April 9</h3>
<p>The Blue Ridge National Heritage Area and N.C. Arts Council will host the Blue Ridge Music Trails of North Carolina public listening sessions for Buncombe, Henderson, Madison and Transylvania counties from 1-4 p.m. April 9 at the Asheville CVB Conference Room, 36 Montford Ave. Asheville.</p><p>The Blue Ridge Music Trails Initiative kicks off with listening sessions seeking input from individuals and groups who are interested in the traditional music of Western North Carolina and who want to become part of the effort to continue to support and grow this vital cultural heritage legacy.</p><p>During the meeting, attendees will receive updates on the progress of the guidebook and programming timeline. Participants will be asked to provide input on ways to keep WNC music traditions alive for future generations, strengthen music sites/events, promote traditional music to visitors, educate citizens about the importance of the history of traditional music in Western North Carolina, and discuss opportunities to work together.</p><p>All regions are welcome to attend this session. Reservations are required. Call 828-708-7907 or email brnha.dale@gmail.com for more information.</p><p>BREVARD</p><h3>Saxophonist, pianist at First Monday concert</h3>
<p>The Brevard Music Center, in partnership with Brevard College, continues the First Mondays concert series with saxophonist Joseph Lulloff and pianist Deborah Moriarty at 12:30 p.m. Monday in Scott Concert Hall at the Porter Center at Brevard College.</p><p>Yamaha Saxophone Performing Artist Joseph Lulloff is professor of saxophone at Michigan State University. He also is on the summer artist faculty at the Brevard Music Center, where he has taught since 1999. Lulloff has appeared as guest soloist with the Cleveland Orchestra, Minnesota Orchestra, the Brevard Music Center Orchestra and numerous other orchestras around the United States.</p><p>Deborah Moriarty is professor of piano and chair of the Piano Area at the Michigan State University College of Music, where she is a recipient of the Distinguished Faculty Award.</p><p>A Massachusetts native, she made her debut with the Boston Symphony Orchestra at age 11. She has also served on the piano faculty at the New England Conservatory of Music and the University of Lowell. Moriarty attended the Curtis Institute of Music, the Juilliard School, and the New England Conservatory of Music, where she received her Master of Music degree with honors.</p><p>An active recitalist and soloist with orchestras throughout the eastern United States, she has also performed in Belgium, Japan, Colombia, Mexico and the Soviet Union.</p><p>The concert is free. Visit brevardmusic.org for more information.</p><p>Brevard</p><p><b>Robinsons to play</p><p>at 185 King</p><p>Dana and Susan Robinson will perform at 8 p.m. April 6 at 185 King Street in Brevard.</p><p>From performing at Carnegie Hall to being featured in Ken Burn’s PBS documentaries including The National Parks and The Dust Bowl, the duo have been playing their trademark brand of new-time, old-time music for nearly 20 years.</p><p>Accompanying themselves on the fiddle, guitar, banjo and mandolin, they draw the listener close to the heart of Appalachia and beyond. Dana’s original songs reflect the essence of rural America, and their concerts are virtual road-trips across North America.</p><p>A native of the Pacific Northwest, Dana Robinson settled in northern Vermont in the early 1980s and built a house off the grid (no electricity and phone) on 30 acres near the Canadian border. There he founded a popular bakery, cafe and folk music venue. He launched into full-time touring after the release of his 1994 debut album, Elemental Lullabye, and after receiving a request to perform at Carnegie Hall in New York City for the Putumayo’s Shelter benefit project.</p><p>Tickets are $5 for members and $10 for nonmembers. Call 828-877-1850 to make reservations.</p>